The SIU says there is no Home Affairs movement record showing how Nigerian rapper 3GAR re-entered South Africa before crashing his R3 million McLaren in Sea Point.
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says there is no official record showing how Nigerian rapper Prince Daniel Obioma, known as 3GAR, re-entered South Africa before he was involved in the high-profile McLaren crash in Cape Town.
In its interim report into systemic maladministration within the Department of Home Affairs, the SIU said Obioma overstayed his visitor’s visa in 2023 and remained illegally in South Africa until his departure.
He later re-entered the country “without a record.”
Despite that unlawful status, he was identified as the driver in the McLaren accident in March 2025.
“His unexplained re-entry highlights serious failures in border management and movement control systems,” the SIU said.
The SIU says Nigerian rapper Prince Daniel Obioma, known as 3GAR, overstayed his visa and later re-entered South Africa without a movement control record before the Sea Point McLaren crash.
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IOL previously reported that a McLaren 570S valued at approximately R3 million crashed at high speed along High Level Road in Sea Point on March 1, 2025.
CCTV footage showed the luxury supercar travelling at significant speed before losing control and slamming into a wall. The crash occurred along one of Cape Town’s most prominent coastal routes, intensifying public attention.
Police confirmed shortly after the incident that a case of reckless and negligent driving was under investigation.
In the weeks that followed, questions were raised about the pace of the investigation.
By August 2025, IOL reported that the National Prosecuting Authority had decided to prosecute Obioma on negligent driving charges linked to the incident.
Cape Times